LABS GALLERY: Parallels Desktop 5 Maintains Lead for Best Windows Support on the Mac

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LABS GALLERY: Parallels Desktop 5 Maintains Lead for Best Windows Support on the Mac
Windows 7 on Mac
Crystal Mode
Windows Aero Flip 3D
Windows Stack
Parallels Desktop 4 Removal
Minimal Windows Exposure
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by Cameron Sturdevant

Windows 7 on Mac

Here you see Windows 7 Ultimate running in the older Coherence mode on Parallels Desktop 5. In Crystal mode, Windows 7 looks like Windows running on a PC.

Crystal Mode

Running in Crystal mode, Windows applications are stored in a stack in the Dock. A Parallels icon in the Apple menu bar provides access to Windows functions.

Windows Aero Flip 3D

New graphics support and a focus on running the new Windows 7 interface can best be seen here, where I’m using the Windows Aero flip to thumb through my running Windows applications.

Windows Stack

Clicking on the new Windows Stack icon reveals basically what would be seen from the Windows Start menu.

Parallels Desktop 4 Removal

On my Mac mini test system, Parallels Desktop 5 removed my previous Parallels Switch to Mac edition while leaving the virtual machines.

Minimal Windows Exposure

Here you see a good example of using Windows with minimal exposure of the Microsoft operating system on the Mac mini test system.

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Cameron Sturdevant

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Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at cameron.sturdevant@quinstreet.com.

LABS GALLERY: Parallels Desktop 5 Maintains Lead for Best Windows Support on the Mac